Incidents

Ships at anchor in the Singapore Strait
Crime & Piracy

ReCAAP warns of further Singapore Strait robberies after three November boardings

Jens Karsten
Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz
Acts of War

Iran targets ship navigation systems on Omani island, damage unclear

Reuters
US forces strike a cargo vessel attempting to break the naval blockade on Iran
Security

Markets are betting on peace, but Hormuz ship attacks persist

Reuters
West Africa map
Crime & Piracy

Illegal migrant boat disaster in Senegal claims at least 39 lives

Reuters
Map showing Greece
Crime & Piracy

12 illegal migrants found dead aboard boat off Greece, cause unclear

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Acts of War

US and Iran both claim ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

Reuters
US forces strike a cargo vessel attempting to break the naval blockade on Iran
Acts of War

VIDEO | US warplane disables vessel attempting to break Iran naval blockade

Reuters
Middle East map
Crime & Piracy

US is taking its Iran blockade to the Caspian Sea and land borders

Reuters
The tank barge Poseidon (later renamed Voluntas) in 2025
Accidents

Tank barge loses wheelhouse after striking canal bridge in Izegem, Belgium

Jens Karsten
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Incidents

22 crew rescued from burning commercial ship in Gulf of Oman

Jens Karsten
Dredger being towed (representative photo only)
Accidents

Dredger spills diesel after partially sinking near Melbourne, Australia

Gareth Havelock
Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz
Acts of War

Suspected missile explosion leaves one seafarer dead in Persian Gulf

Reuters
north west africa map morocco canary islands
Crime & Piracy

Canary Islands sound alarm over unsustainable illegal migrant influx

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Acts of War

Strait of Hormuz remains on edge as Iran reports trio of damaged tankers

Reuters
Fitburg at the Port of Kantvik the day after her seizure by Finnish authorities, January 1, 2026
Crime & Piracy

Two cargo ship crew convicted in Finland for subsea cable sabotage

Reuters
Middle east map, qatar iran saudi arabia united arab emirates
Acts of War

Tanker attacked off Qatar despite ongoing diplomatic talks

Reuters
Devon, an Iranian-flagged oil tanker
Crime & Piracy

US sanctions Indian and Turkish entities over illicit Iran oil trade

Reuters
A cruise ship under construction at Fincantieri's Marghera yard near Venice. The company has not yet identified the ship where a Romanian subcontractor employee died on November 4, 2026.
Accidents

Contractor dies aboard cruise ship under construction in Italy

Jens Karsten
AIS data of Ayaz Bey
Accidents

Turkish tug in danger of sinking after colliding with towed vessel off Romania

Alan Bosworth
Fishing Vessel News Roundup | November 4 – Norwegian hybrid farm workboat orders, Russian trawler acquisitions and more
Fishing & Aquaculture

Fishing Vessel News Roundup | November 4 – Norwegian hybrid farm workboat orders, Russian trawler acquisitions and more

Baird Maritime
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